Wallachia

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former principality historical region

Wallachia is a historical region in southern Romania that played a central role in medieval Eastern European politics and is famously associated with figures like Vlad the Impaler.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Wallachia canonical	125
Principality of Wallachia	9
Lesser Wallachia	3
Moldavia	1
Muntenia	1
Oltenia	1
Southern Romania	1
Valachia	1
Wallachia (in a broader historical sense)	1
Wallachia (influentially, via chancery Slavonic)	1
separate Principality of Wallachia	1
union of Wallachia	1
Țara Românească	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former principality ⓘ historical region ⓘ
associatedWith	Dracula legend ⓘ Vlad III Dracula ⓘ surface form: Vlad the Impaler
borderedBy	Black Sea region ⓘ Danube ⓘ surface form: Danube River Moldova ⓘ surface form: Moldavia Transylvania ⓘ
capital	Bucharest ⓘ Târgoviște ⓘ
country	Romania ⓘ
currency	Wallachian ducat ⓘ
endedAsPrincipality	19th century ⓘ
formed	14th century ⓘ
foughtAgainst	Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Principality of Transylvania ⓘ
foundedBy	Basarab I ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
historicalCapital	Curtea de Argeș ⓘ
historicalEvent	Battle of Posada ⓘ Battle of Rovine ⓘ Union of the Principalities of 1859 ⓘ
historicalRole	buffer state between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
language	Romanian ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Europe ⓘ Southern Romania ⓘ
modernRegionIncludes	Muntenia ⓘ Oltenia ⓘ
notableRuler	Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) ⓘ surface form: Michael the Brave Mircea the Elder ⓘ Neagoe Basarab ⓘ Radu the Great ⓘ Vlad III Dracula ⓘ
paidTributeTo	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf	Romania ⓘ
presentIn	Romanian national identity ⓘ
religion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousInstitution	Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ surface form: Metropolitanate of Wallachia
ruledBy	House of Basarab ⓘ House of Drăculești ⓘ House of Dănești ⓘ
suzerainPower	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
titleOfRuler	Hospodar ⓘ Voivode ⓘ
unionDate	1859 ⓘ
unionResult	Danubian Principalities ⓘ surface form: United Principalities of Romania
unionWith	Moldova ⓘ surface form: Moldavia

Referenced by (147)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Romania → containsRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Moldavia

Mongol invasions of Europe → hasParticipant → Wallachia ⓘ

Long Turkish War → belligerent → Wallachia ⓘ

Russo-Turkish Wars → affectedState → Wallachia ⓘ

Bucharest → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Romania

Romanians → historicalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Treaty of Paris (1856) → cededTerritoryTo → Wallachia ⓘ

Ploiești, Romania → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Ploiești

this entity surface form: Muntenia

Ploiești, Romania → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Ploiești

Danube campaign → location → Wallachia ⓘ

Danubian Principalities → country → Wallachia ⓘ

Danubian Principalities → formedBy → Wallachia ⓘ

Danubian Principalities → historicalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Kingdom of Hungary → sharesBorderWith → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Principality of Wallachia

Dobruja → borders → Wallachia ⓘ

Olt River → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

Râmnicu Vâlcea → locatedInRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oltenia

Râmnicu Vâlcea → locatedInHistoricalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Transylvania → borders → Wallachia ⓘ

Defense of the Ploiești oil fields → region → Wallachia ⓘ

Turnu-Severin → historicalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lesser Wallachia

Romanian Campaign → location → Wallachia ⓘ

Patriarchal Cathedral of Bucharest → region → Wallachia ⓘ

Curtea de Argeș Monastery → locatedInRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Long War → belligerent → Wallachia ⓘ

Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) → birthPlace → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Mihai Viteazul

Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) → countryOfCitizenship → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Mihai Viteazul

Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) → territoryRuled → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Mihai Viteazul

Treaty of Adrianople (1829) → grantedAutonomyTo → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Principality of Wallachia

Treaty of Adrianople (1829) → placedUnderRussianProtection → Wallachia ⓘ

Cozia Monastery → locatedInHistoricalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Dracula Untold (2014 film) → setInCountry → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Dracula Untold

Battle of Nicopolis → belligerent → Wallachia ⓘ

Battle of Varna → belligerent → Wallachia ⓘ

Pitești → historicalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

Army of the Principality of Wallachia → country → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Principality of Wallachia

Army of the Principality of Wallachia → partOf → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Principality of Wallachia

Army of the Principality of Wallachia → operatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

Fifteen Years' War → hasParticipant → Wallachia ⓘ

Phanariotes → associatedWith → Wallachia ⓘ

Zlín Region → hasTraditionalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Valachia

flag of Romania → yellowRepresents → Wallachia ⓘ

Arcul de Triumf → region → Wallachia ⓘ

doina → culturalRegion → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Doina

Dragobete → region → Wallachia ⓘ

Southern Carpathians → separates → Wallachia ⓘ

Wallach → hasEtymologicalRelation → Wallachia ⓘ

Clock Museum → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

target of World War II oil bombing raids → locatedIn → Wallachia ⓘ

subject surface form: Ploiești